With a population exceeding 100 million people and one of the continent’s largest economies by geographic scale, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or commonly known as the DRC, represents a vast but largely untapped fintech frontier. Historically, the country’s financial sector has been characterised by limited banking penetration and a heavy reliance on cash […]
Explore MoreFinTech Australia has officially launched the inaugural Fintech Data Horizons Summit. Scheduled as a one-day event on Friday, 8 May 2026, at the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour, the summit will bring together key leaders across the banking, energy, housing, and payments sectors. The new summit builds directly upon the foundational success of FinTech Australia’s previous […]
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Careers in fintech are often defined by what systems allow, rather than what founders set out to build. Work that begins with consumer products can quickly become about payments rails, licensing and the practical limits set by regulation. In this week’s In Profile, Cumbuca co-founder and CEO Daniel Ruhman talks about his route into fintech, […]
Explore MoreYaspa, an award-winning fintech specialising in instant payments and identity services, has officially released the findings of its second annual Yaspa Index. The 2026 report uncovers a stark paradox currently playing out within the UK payments sector. While open banking-powered transactions experienced a robust 53 per cent year-on-year growth throughout 2025, everyday consumers are actually […]
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Fintech ecosystems rarely emerge fully formed. They develop gradually – through regulatory reform, improvements in financial infrastructure and the steady rise of entrepreneurial experimentation. Angola’s fintech sector illustrates precisely this type of evolution. Over the past decade, Angola has begun laying the foundations for a digital financial ecosystem that reflects both the opportunities and challenges […]
Explore MoreThe Kigali Convention Centre is currently hosting the third edition of the Inclusive FinTech Forum (IFF). The landmark event brings together more than 3,500 decision-makers representing 84 countries, featuring over 260 speakers and an impressive 36 per cent female representation. The massive attendee list includes officials from 30 central banks, 413 fintech companies, and 97 […]
Explore MoreTraditional payments infrastructure is facing a period of intense scrutiny as the demand for instantaneous, low-cost cross-border settlement moves from consumer expectation to corporate necessity. While retail users in the UK have grown accustomed to the near-instant nature of the Faster Payments Service, the back-end reality for high-value B2B transactions remains a fragmented system of […]
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Fintech ecosystems rarely emerge overnight. They are built gradually with policy reforms, infrastructure development and the steady rise of entrepreneurial experimentation. Algeria’s fintech sector is following precisely this trajectory. Two years ago, in a previous column for The Fintech Times, I explored Algeria’s early fintech landscape and the country’s tentative shift “from oil to algorithms.” […]
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PawaPay, a leading pan-African payments aggregator, has officially partnered with the online trading platform Deriv to support mobile money deposits across multiple African markets. The integration currently enables users in eight African countries to fund their trading accounts using their everyday mobile money wallets. The companies have also outlined strategic plans to expand this connectivity […]
Explore MoreQomply, a regulatory technology firm specialising in transaction reporting accuracy and data governance, has opened a new office in Hong Kong. The strategic expansion strengthens the firm’s presence in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region at a critical time, as transaction reporting requirements are being extensively rewritten and supervisory scrutiny becomes increasingly data-led. This latest move […]
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